Car-stanchion.



PATBNTED MAY 24, 1904.

7 I. J. BUZBEE. I GAR summon.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 6. 1903.

N0 MODEL. 7

UNITED STATES Patented May 24, 19. 4.

FRANK J. BUZBEE, OF BAGDAD, FLORIDA.

CAR-STANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,418, dated May 24, 1904.

Application filed September 5, 1903. Serial No 172,114. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK J. BUZBEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bagdad, in the county of Santa Rosa and State of Florida, have invented av new and useful Car- Stanchion, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to stanchions for log-cars, and more particularly to the means for dropping the said stanchion at the side adjacent the logging-skid, and a still further object is to provide for automatically dropping the stanchion when the said skid is reached by having a member connected with the stanchion contact with the skid.

With these objects in view the invention consists, essentially, in arranging a stanchion in the longitudinally-slotted end of a bolster, said stanchion being pivotally connected to a pair of arms pivoted within the slot, said stanchion being adapted to be held in an upright position by means of a pin passing transversely through the slotted end of the bolster and stanchion, said pin being connected to the end of a lever carrying an extension-arm, which extension-arm is adapted to engage the logging-skid, together with means for projecting and withdrawing the said extensionarm.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction and novelties of combination, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a view showing the ends of a logging-car, the stanchion at one side being elevated and the stanchion at the opposite side being dropped, the extension-arm of the lever being in engagement with the logging-skid. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bolster, the stanchions and arms carrying said stanchions being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is. a top plan view of the bolster with the stanchion and other elements connected therewith.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the bolster, which is slotted longitudinally at each end, as shown at A, and the slotted ends of the bolster are strengthened by means of me tallic bands A fastened around the same.

The stanchions B are arranged in the slotted ends of thebolster, said stanchions being carried bv the arms C and D, said arms being pivoted in the slot and pivotally connected at their outer ends to the stanchions.

The upper arms C are shorter than the lower arms D, and this construction permits the stanchion to be projected upwardly and perpendicular to the bolster or dropped down into the slot, as occasion may require. When the stanchion is dropped, its outer end engages the band A at the end of the slot, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. For the purpose of locking the stanchion in its raised or vertical position I employ a pin E, which passes through a transverse bore F, produced in the slotted end of the bolster, and through an opening G, produced in the stanchion. The pin E is carried at the outer end of a lever I-I, said lever being pivoted to a bolster, as shown at H, and this lever also carries guiding-clips H in which slides an extension-arm I, and connected to the inner end of the arm is an operating-rod K, by means of which the extension -arm I is pushed outwardly or drawn inwardly, as desired.

Inasmuch as there is a stanchion at each end of the bolster, there are also a lever and an we tension-rod at each end; but these levers, extension-rods, and operating-rods are arranged upon opposite sides of the bolster, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3. This permits any one of the stanchions to be dropped as it approaches the logging-skid, and this dropping operation is accomplished by projecting the extension-arm of the lever outwardly a distance sufficient to engage the logging-skid as the car approaches said skid, as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and when the extension-arm engages the skid it throws the lever away from the bolster and withdraws the pin from the stanchion and the said stanchion immediately drops and the logs are permitted to roll from the car onto the skid.

It will be noted that the extension-arm is projected by means of the operating-rod and from the side of the car opposite to that where the logs are to be discharged, so that the operator is not in danger at any time. The operating-rod K is formed with a handle K, and

a hook K is fastened to the side of the bolster for the purpose of holding the operating-rod in place.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the bolster having slotted ends, of arms pivoted in the slot, the stanchion pivotally connected to the arms, a pin passing transversely through the slotted end of bolster, and also through the stanchion, the lever carrying the pin together with means for operating said lever, as set forth.

2. The combination with the slotted bolster, of the stanchion and supporting-arms, the lever carrying the locking-pin and the extension-arm carried also by the lever, as set forth. 3. The combination with the slotted bolster of the stanchion arranged in the slot and the supporting-arms to which the stanchion is pivoted, the lockingpin passing transversely through the bolster and stanchion, the lever pivoted to the bolster, and carrying lockingpin, an extension-arm carried by the lever, and an operating-rod for moving the extension-arm inwardly or outwardly as set forth.

FRANK J. BUZBEE. Witnesses:

L. P. GroLsoN, L. G. AYMARD. 

